Votes are in. Colorado high school football coaches have voted on their 2018 all-state teams and the results were posted on CHSAANow.com on Thursday afternoon, with seniors dominating player-of-the-year awards.

The outlier? Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year, Fairview’s Aidan Atkinson, a junior who has already committed to Northwestern over offers from Boise State, Colorado, CSU, Ole Miss and South Carolina. He’ll be a fun one to watch again next season.

Here is a breakdown of 2018’s player of the year in each classification.

5A: Aidan Atkinson, QB, Fairview. No surprise here. Atkinson missed the final two games of the season and he still led all of Colorado in passing by a wide margin. The 6-foot-3 junior completed 62.5 percent of his passes for 3,952 yards, 55 touchdowns and seven interceptions in the Knights’ record-breaking offense. He dislocated his thumb in a 57-7 win over Rocky Mountain in the regular-season finale and sat out Fairview’s two playoff games.

4A: Zach Weinmaster, RB, Loveland. Weinmaster did a bit of everything on the Indians’ path to the Class 4A title and was one of only seven players in the state to rush for at least 2,000 yards (and one of five players to do it at the 11-man level). In addition to his 2,004 yards and 30 rushing touchdowns, he caught for 114 yards and made 38 tackles and had an interception. He has accepted a preferred walk-on spot at Nebraska.

3A: Ty Evans, QB, Palmer Ridge. Evans finished his career as the fifth-leading passer in state history (9,453 yards) and ranks third in career touchdown passes (106). He won back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior and will play at North Carolina State next season. He previously committed to Arkansas and Colorado before switching to NC State this week.

2A: Jon Nuschy, QB, La Junta. The dual-threat quarterback rushed for 1,759 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior, in addition to 701 yards and 10 touchdowns passing. He finished his career with 62 career rushing scores.

1A: Cannan Bennet, QB, Limon. Bennett played varsity for four years and led the Badgers to a perfect 12-0 record as a senior. This year, he passed for 975 yards, 13 touchdowns and only one interception, and added 456 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground.

8-man: Lane Green, RB/DE, Sedgwick County. There might not be a more dominant high school program, in any sport or class in Colorado, than the Cougars. And Green is a big part of that. The 6-foot-2, 230-pounder was practically unstoppable during his four-year career with 3,834 rushing yards and 64 touchdowns. He averaged seven yards per carry as a senior and found the end zone 29 times (rushing, receiving combined) and made 58 tackles on defense.

6-man: Bryson Long, QB, Peetz. Long wrapped up his senior season as the state’s fifth-leading rusher with 2,072 yards, and led all Colorado players with 47 touchdown runs. He didn’t throw much (only 22 attempts and no touchdowns), but his elusiveness helped Peetz reach the 6-man semifinals.

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